For those not familiar with this scientific fact, it would seem like a dangerous situation. But really, it was just basic physics.

The weight was released and it nearly missed him as he dropped.

The rope tightened around the pole as Wahl dropped safely.

The weight wrapped around the pole.

"I'm so OK! I'm really good," Wahl said in the video after the experiment. "I'm high on physics."

Wahl calculated every detail of the demonstration. He weighed 14 times more than the weight on the other end of the rope. To prevent the rope from sliding off the pole, he had to place a stopper on the pole. There is another video in which Wahl explains how the experiment worked by demonstrating with a coffee cup and a coin. There is also an uncut version of the experiment for those who still don't believe it.